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Subcommittee advances bill clarifying confiscation of nicotine and hemp products from under‑21s; substitute to appropriations
Summary
A substitute for HB 1946 (which incorporated HB 1558) clarifies that possession of retail tobacco and nicotine vaping products by persons under 21 can be confiscated and sets a streamlined seizure/destruction process; the subcommittee adopted technical line amendments and recommended reporting and referral to the Appropriations Committee.
Delegate Hope presented the substitute for HB 1946 (as amended to incorporate HB 1558) to the House Criminal Law Subcommittee on Jan. 17. The substitute narrows the proposal to focus on confiscation of nicotine vaping and retail tobacco products possessed by persons under 21 and clarifies cross‑references to the Code. The bill builds on last year’s licensing framework for retail and vape shops and aims to give law enforcement and schools authority to confiscate these products even though civil penalties for juveniles were removed in prior legislation.
Substitute language adds a cross…
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